The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-19
General AND miscellaneous.

The A. T. & s. F. is earning average
OF $40, 600 per day more than at the correspond
ing period last year, and Is just now on the mar
ket lending money.
Mr.. ODelrs successor assistant general
manager Of the Eastern divisions of the Northern
Pacific is Samuel r. Ains1ie, heretofore super
intsndent of the East and West Minnesota and
Wisconsin divisions
The rumor that the Minnesota & Northwest
ern Railroad Company would build livestock
yards just outside of Chicago, backed by COM
pany with a capital stock of 80 500. 600, is said
really to have little foundation. threat about
sizes the report
The rumors Of a war between the Northwest
ern lines gradually dying out and more har-
mony apparently now prevails than at any time
for many months Several of the snaes which
threatened to bring about trouble have been re-
moved and better councils prevail.
The A.. L. e. S. F. is looking after its Texas
business with more interest. The great reduc-
ton in rates which has been made by the Texas
Pacific to get share of the Mexican business
has aroused the management of the former and
they are making a new schedule of freight rates
The Brooks locomotive works building
number of mogul locomotives for the Duluth.
South Shore 81 Atlantic railway. The engines
have cylinders l9X24 inches, wheel centers %
inches diameter; $4,000 pounds on driving wheels
and l6O 600 pounds on pony truck, which has
Thurber wheels.
Never in the history of the Cincinnati, Wash
inRton & Baltimore road has the property been
handled with much ability and good re-
suits as under the present official board The
1873, an increase over earnings the corresponding
period of 1886 of $152, 500.
One of the striking features of railroad traffic
IS the immense increase of shipments of lumber
by rail where there is water composition. This
is due to two things-frst, the scarcity of
sells. SO great is the demand for them to load
with other freigbts; second, the reduction the
roads have made in rates, they to-day being 40
per cent. lower than five years ago.
Says the Denver Republican: The Pueblo
Chieftain is raising the money with which to
pay for the erection of monument to David
Shaw. railway engineer the Den
yer & Rio Grande, who sacrificed his life
Sept at Beaver Station. in order to save the
lives of the passengers his train 1t is
worthy effort The engineer who sacrifices his
life at his post Of duty is more of nero than he
who falls in battle. The noble fellows of this
sort. whose graves are scattered all the
United States, have not been honored as they
deserve
The management of the Pullman com pany are
highly pleased with the success of their expert
ments with vcstibule trains, and the coming
year the service will be largely extended. The
officials who were the most skeptcal regarding
the popularity of the trains are now in favor of
further extending the service. During the last
few days the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe, one
of the Union Pacifcs great rivals, has ordered
eight complete vestibule trains, TO be delivered
by January, when it is expected to run through
solid trains from Chicago by that line to Los An
geles and San Diego, while the Union p aciic it
self has got no further than Mr.. Adams's original
suggestion.